theREDwonder
Observer
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Asking $15,000 or best offer.
May I introduce you to Black Betty, my unicorn, complete with her own theme song
Truck started out in AZ (currently in southern CA). I bought it from a firefighter in Phoneix who was driving back and forth from Flagstaff all the time. He put ~80k miles on it in 3 years, and I have added another 75k in the past 8 years. Mostly road trips to and from AZ/ CA and all around the southwest. It has been wheeled a few times, but not a ton. Paint does show AZ pinstripes. Roof and hood were repainted a few years ago by a shop I worked at that built concept cars for big auto shows (it is a strong paint job). Rear quarter panels and door sill over front doors are showing signs of sun fading.
2005 4X4 Access Cab SR5
- 4.0 with ~155k miles
- 6 speed manual
- Teflon coated American Racing gunmetal 16" wheels with year old BFG TKO All Terrain 285/75/R16
- Tires have nationwide certificates from Discount Tire/ Americas Tire (blow a tire its about $60 for a replacement instead of $250, I've had to use it once and was totally worth it)
- Bilstein 5100 adjustable ride height front shocks (currently set to level to minimize wear and tear on front CVs)
- Camburg 1.25" Uniball Upper Control Arms (less than a year old with new bearings)
- Stock intake reinstalled for Smog purposes, K&N not included
- Registration just repaid, good through Feb 2017
- Aftermarket exhaust (need to confirm which brand)
- Snugtop Sport camper shell
- Just replaced hinges and upgraded the lock
- Bed has a bedrug installed, super comfy for sleeping in
- Interior is pretty much stock
- Cabellas front seat covers (cloth underneath is in super good condition)
- Super dark tint, for those AZ summers
- Viper car alarm with remote lock
- Key fob makes extra beeps like it is not receiving a confirmation from the truck, but works fine. I had a shop check it out and he said to not worry about it. In the 8 years I have owned, the alarm system has never locked me out
Maintenance
- Front wheel bearings and CV boots replaced last year at dealer (~$1,000)
- Oil changes every 5k miles
- Full brake fluid flush June 2015
- Marlin Crawler Shifter Seat installed June 2015
- New rack and pinion with polyurethane bushings installed June 2015
- Just replaced all 3x U-joints 1/30/16
- Just replaced serpentine belt 1/30/16
- Front Diff Fluid replaced 2/4/16
- Front Diff 4x4 ADD actuator soldered 2/4/16
- It's been super trouble free since I've owned it with the little-required maintenance I have done
- It is ready for the Toyota TSB for the rear leaf springs, so as soon as those are in stock, those will be replaced by dealer (if it doesn't happen before I sell it, any dealer should be able to take care of it)
Need to do
- Replace drivers side sun visor, it broke and won't stay up. I have it ghetto rigged to stay up. This has been bugging me for a year, but just haven't taken the time to buy one
Black Betty is located in Huntington Beach, Ca.
She is one bad *** truck and I wish I could keep her forever. My first child is due in about 7 weeks and I need something with a little more room in the backseat.
Open to trades for 100 series Land Cruiser or LX470, 2001 or newer, preferably with out the stock navigation
Reach out with any questions or specific picture requests.
Asking $15,000 or best offer.
Online gallery of images (some below as well)
Asking $15,000 or best offer.
May I introduce you to Black Betty, my unicorn, complete with her own theme song
Truck started out in AZ (currently in southern CA). I bought it from a firefighter in Phoneix who was driving back and forth from Flagstaff all the time. He put ~80k miles on it in 3 years, and I have added another 75k in the past 8 years. Mostly road trips to and from AZ/ CA and all around the southwest. It has been wheeled a few times, but not a ton. Paint does show AZ pinstripes. Roof and hood were repainted a few years ago by a shop I worked at that built concept cars for big auto shows (it is a strong paint job). Rear quarter panels and door sill over front doors are showing signs of sun fading.
2005 4X4 Access Cab SR5
- 4.0 with ~155k miles
- 6 speed manual
- Teflon coated American Racing gunmetal 16" wheels with year old BFG TKO All Terrain 285/75/R16
- Tires have nationwide certificates from Discount Tire/ Americas Tire (blow a tire its about $60 for a replacement instead of $250, I've had to use it once and was totally worth it)
- Bilstein 5100 adjustable ride height front shocks (currently set to level to minimize wear and tear on front CVs)
- Camburg 1.25" Uniball Upper Control Arms (less than a year old with new bearings)
- Stock intake reinstalled for Smog purposes, K&N not included
- Registration just repaid, good through Feb 2017
- Aftermarket exhaust (need to confirm which brand)
- Snugtop Sport camper shell
- Just replaced hinges and upgraded the lock
- Bed has a bedrug installed, super comfy for sleeping in
- Interior is pretty much stock
- Cabellas front seat covers (cloth underneath is in super good condition)
- Super dark tint, for those AZ summers
- Viper car alarm with remote lock
- Key fob makes extra beeps like it is not receiving a confirmation from the truck, but works fine. I had a shop check it out and he said to not worry about it. In the 8 years I have owned, the alarm system has never locked me out
Maintenance
- Front wheel bearings and CV boots replaced last year at dealer (~$1,000)
- Oil changes every 5k miles
- Full brake fluid flush June 2015
- Marlin Crawler Shifter Seat installed June 2015
- New rack and pinion with polyurethane bushings installed June 2015
- Just replaced all 3x U-joints 1/30/16
- Just replaced serpentine belt 1/30/16
- Front Diff Fluid replaced 2/4/16
- Front Diff 4x4 ADD actuator soldered 2/4/16
- It's been super trouble free since I've owned it with the little-required maintenance I have done
- It is ready for the Toyota TSB for the rear leaf springs, so as soon as those are in stock, those will be replaced by dealer (if it doesn't happen before I sell it, any dealer should be able to take care of it)
Need to do
- Replace drivers side sun visor, it broke and won't stay up. I have it ghetto rigged to stay up. This has been bugging me for a year, but just haven't taken the time to buy one
Black Betty is located in Huntington Beach, Ca.
She is one bad *** truck and I wish I could keep her forever. My first child is due in about 7 weeks and I need something with a little more room in the backseat.
Open to trades for 100 series Land Cruiser or LX470, 2001 or newer, preferably with out the stock navigation
Reach out with any questions or specific picture requests.
Asking $15,000 or best offer.
Online gallery of images (some below as well)
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